Dialog selections are discussed below the image. For navigation to an item make a selection in the Graphic Text Options image.
Text - change the content of “text” OR set the text to built-in contexts (date/time, alarms, events, variable, and more)
Capitalize all - all element are made capital format
Typeface - select the installed fonts (serif, sans serif, or monospace) or install true type fonts (ttf). To install additional fonts as user-created resources, see
Resources - Add.
Font size - typeface size based on pixels
Scale X(%) - change the width (X-axis) where 100%=normal, >100%=wider, or <100%=narrower
Text color - color of the text using the launcher's Color Picker
Text color (pressed) - The graphic text will usually have an action linked to it. If pressed (tapped) the text color will change to the selected color to indicate activation. The default is transparency (00000000).
Shadow color - user-selected color of a shadow if indicated. The color will be selected in the launcher's Color Picker.
Shadow radius - If shadow color is selected, the radius represents the distance from the text body in pixels
Shadow offset X - X represents the x-axis direction of the shadow, with a positive number for right-side, a negative number for left-side, in pixels
Shadow offset Y - Y represents the y-axis directions of the shadow with a positive number for downward, a negative number for upward, in pixels
Alignment - represents the positioning of the text within boundary space the user has set (the box surrounding the text with the text is selected) using a 9 point system: think clock with the fulcrum of the hands being at center, the point 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9, 10:30 designating the text positioning within the boundary.
Background - the fill for the back of the text's boundary space
Margins - the padding controlling how close the text is to the edges of the boundary space, in pixels
Animation - animated options available for the specific text
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